Definition
A variant or shortened form referring to the epiglottis, the flap of tissue that covers the windpipe when you swallow.
Etymology
Short form of epiglottis, from epi- (upon) + glottis (the vocal cords/opening to the windpipe in Greek). Used informally in medical contexts.
Kelly Says
Your epiglot is like a tiny trap door that snaps shut in milliseconds when you swallow—if it doesn't work right, food can go 'down the wrong pipe' into your lungs!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንግሊዝኛ
in-g-li-z-nya
ARالعربية
اللّبّة
al-labba
BNবাংলা
এপিগ্লট
e-pi-glot
CACatalà
epiglot
e-pi-glot
CSČeština
epiglottis
e-pi-gloh-tis
DADansk
epiglottis
e-pi-gloh-tis
DEDeutsch
Epiglottis
e-pi-gloh-tis
ELΕλληνικά
επιγλωττίδα
e-pi-glot-ti-da
ESEspañol
epiglotis
e-pi-gloh-tis
FISuomi
epiglottis
e-pi-gloh-tis
FRFrançais
épiglotte
e-pi-glot
GUGU
એપીજેનેયમ
e-pi-je-ne-yam
HIहिन्दी
एपिग्लॉटिस
e-pi-glot-tis
HUMagyar
epiglottis
e-pi-gloh-tis
IDBahasa Indonesia
epiglot
e-pi-glot
ITItaliano
epiglottide
e-pi-gloh-ti-deh
KMKM
អ្នកវិទូ
a-nək vĭt-u-o
MRMR
एपिजेनेटिक
e-pi-je-ne-tik
MSBahasa Melayu
epiglot
e-pi-glot
NLNederlands
epiglot
e-pi-glot
NONorsk
epiglottis
e-pi-gloh-tis
PAPA
એપીજેનેયમ
e-pi-je-ne-yam
PLPolski
epiglot
e-pi-glot
PTPortuguês
epiglote
e-pi-gloh-teh
RORomână
epiglot
e-pi-glot
RUРусский
надгортанная
nad-go-rtan-naya
SVSvenska
epiglottis
e-pi-gloh-tis
SWKiswahili
epiglot
e-pi-glot
TAதமிழ்
புரோட்டீன்
pu-ro-tee-n
TEతెలుగు
జీనోమ్
jee-noh-m
TRTürkçe
epiglot
e-pi-glot
UKУкраїнська
надгортанна
nad-go-rtan-na
URاردو
اپو جیnetics
a-pu jee-ne-tiks
VITiếng Việt
épiglot
e-pi-glot